Printing-machine.



H. O. OSBORN.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1903.

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PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6,1908.

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H-. C. OSBORN.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6,1908.

Patented NOV. 17, 1914.

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H. 0. OSBORN.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6 1908.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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H. G. OSBORN.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6,1908.

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HENRY C. OSBORN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN MULTIGRAPH COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

PRINTING-MACHINE.

Application filed January 6, 1808.

T all ZU/L/H)! it may concern Be itknown that I, llEXRY C. Osman, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland. in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Printing-Hachines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accon'ipanying drawings.

This invention relates to a printing ma chine adapted to perform rapidl and efiiciently various classes of work.

Among the objects of the invention may be mentioned printing in imitation of typewritten work through a ribbon so arranged that both sides of the ribbon are l'n'ought in contact with the face of the type, thereby lengthening the life at the ribbon; sew ond, printing a plurality of forms successively through the same ribbon, whereby similarity of product is obtained for the first and subsequent sheets of a circular letter; third, printing at one operation of the mach ne both through an inked ribbon with individual type and directly from an inked form, whereby a letter head and the imitation typewritten body oi the letter may be produced at the same operation; fourth, printing in a plurality of colors on the same sheet; fifth, printing the signature in imitation of handwriting on a letter; sixth. cn (lowing the machine with a capacity for us ng a continuous roll of pape' automaticallv severed into sheets: and finally, providing va ions features contributing to the adaptability and elticiency oi the machine.

The invention consists of the means or mechanism. broadly considered. by which the above described results or any of them are obtained. as well as the more particular embodiment of the invention herein illustrated. and hereinafter more fully described.

in the drawing. Figure 1 isa side elevation of the complete machine: Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the nrichine looking from the direction opposite Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan of the machine; Fig. l is a vertical section transversely of the printing drum near one end. showing the ribbon feeding mechanism: Fig. 5 is a vertical section along the axis of the printing drum near its end. showing the ribbon feeding mechanism; Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1914.

Serial No. 409,434.

(3 is a rear elevation of the machine; Fig. 7 is a detail in elevation showing the mechanism for controlling the signature roller; Fig. 8 is an edge view of ii clutch controlling the signature roller; Figs. views of this clutch in disengaged and engaged position respectively; 1* ig. 11, is a perspective of type which may be employed in the embodiment shown.

As shown in the drawings, the frame of the machine comprises the base portion 15, upright end plates 16 and 17 and cross stiffening webs, as for example, 18 and 19. Be tween the frame uprights 16 and 17 is mounted the printing drum 20, on .the shaft 24, and two impression platens 21 and 22. This drum is rotated by any suitable means. a crank 529 on the shaft being shown in the drawings, which is to be taken as illustrative of any power or hand driving mechanism. The printing drum has end members 23 mounted on the main shaft 9% and these end members carry between them partially cylindrical members 25 and 26 whose outer surfaces carry rails :27 providing means for holding rows of individual type, grooved on theirsides as shown in Fig. 11) to receive overhanging edges of the rails. The members 25 and J are preferably formed of hollow webbed structures, as shown in F i g. 2, for lightness and strength. The surface of each is preferably of sufficient size to carry a page form of assembled type. This drum is provided with spools to carry the ends of the ribbon. There may be two of these spools, one for each end of the ribbon. or there mav be more spools, whereby a plurality of ribbons may be used. The drawings show four spools adapted to hold two ribbons. but so arranged that a single ribbon may be held across the entire printing surface without changing the spools. These spools are mounted in the space with in the drum between the menibers F25 and 526. and are designated 31, 32, 33, and 3% respectivelv. T 1e single ribbon shown. designated 30, has one end carried by one of its spools. as 31 for example, and thence passes around one of the type holding segments as 26. thence through the drum between the segmental members and against the barrels of the spools 33 and 34, emerging at a sub- 9 and 10 are face stantially diametrically opposite point and passing across the segment 9.5, the end being carried by the spool In the above described arrangement it will be seen that the type on the segment 26 engage on one side of the ribbon while the explained,

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type on the segment engage the opposite side of same ribbon. The ribbon is antomatically fed, as hereinafter described, so that the portion engaged on one side at one point at some succeeding impression comes to be engaged on the opposite side on the nt, the result being that the entire ribbon is used. it is well known that the ink given up by a ribbon is largely from its surface and that much more e 'ectire results can be had by printing from both sides of the ribbon. However, the ibbon dries in use and thus loses its eiiiciency, so that ii one side is first exhausted and the ribbon then turned the other side will not give the expected amount of ink. Furthermore, the change from an exhausted side to a comparatively fresh side intr0 duces a variation in the appearance of the product, which is disadvantageous in attempting to the body of the letter szith a typewritten address. There is also some b r ordinarily in changing the face of the con, so that the operator as in ect the change, For sons it is very desirable to print 3/ and alternately with the two faces of the ribbon, is accompiishedin the present machine.

i has been heretofore stated that each i members 25 and 26 has'preferabiy a of sufiicient size to carry a page type. This enables the first and sheet oi letter to be carried on the o AASYi'ilJB'ES mentioned and both printed at c same rotation of "the drum. The two be ts thus printed not only through the ame ribbon, through adjoining portions the ribbon, while such portions are state of wear. The two sheets, re, perfectly match. These two saeets led out of the machine one on top oi the other, as hereinafter more fully position to be conveniently clined l'l'fhen a single ribbon is used, taking the course above described, the two spools UU idle, the ribb simply resting th spool barrels it does against aller provision in extra enables two independent r d when-"er desired, e i" to spool 32. ement is that be used, operation prints bcrs may carry sheets alternatively in two colors. This is of great value where it is desired to print two colors on a sheet, for by the mechanism just described, a sheet may be printed in one color by one segment, and the same sheet printed in another color by the next segment.

It is to be understood that when both faces of a single ribbon are used, only one platen is in action, while when two ribbons are used, both platens are brought into operation, the paper being suitably deflected between the platens so that each printing surface may print on each platen on portions of the paper which are to form separate sheets. This will be more fully explained The platens 21 and 22 are mounted between the frame members below the printing drum by means of shafts to which have eccentric bearings in the frame members 16 and 17 or in bushings carried thereby. Suitable levers 41 and i2 furnish means for adjusting these platens by rocking the shafts. A ring 4:3 is carried by theouter side of the frame around the platen shaft and is held in adjusted position by a clamp.- ing set screw it. A suitable leaf spring 45 projecting from this ring 'i urnishes means for'holding the lever ll or e2. This construction is shown in Patent $51,004,408, granted September 26, 1911, to Barometer and claimed therein. I By its means the platen may be adjusted accurately to desired position and then may be thrown out of position whenever desired and returned at one stroke to the same active position, When but one of the platens is used, the other is thrown by its lever to idle position, and acts simply as a guide roller.

The space between the segments25 and 26 allows for the letter head and, as each of these segments may carry a page form, each rotation of the drum may print properlyletter head. This is accomplished by means v additional segmental members 47 rried by the end members of the ween the adjacent edges of the 25 and 26. These memirotypes to print the letter head, or in W of such formalletter head, a heading ot individual type may be used, the latter being more suitable for second sheets. The member 47 is shown with a smooth surface and an elect-rety e may be clamped thereto at its edges, when? the memdrum segmental membe s Harry G.

of this nurses her 48 is illustrated with rails suitable for holding either individual type or an electrotype clamped on the face of the rails. Either means may be used, as desired.

To allow access to the interior of the drum for removing the ribbon spools, I make the segmental members 47 and 48 removable. This may be accomplished by allowing these members to extend across the end members 23 of the drum, as shown in Fig. 5, where the segmental members is socured by a screw 49.

To ink the portions of the drum which carry the letter-head, I provide an inking roller 50 which'may be of felt or similar material, and is so supported that it is out of action when the ribbon is passing beheath it but comes into action to ink the direct-printing surface. This movement of the printing roller is accomplished as shown by mounting it in a pair of arms 51 pivoted to the end plates 16 and 17, the arms being drawn toward the drum by suitable springs 53, and cams 54 being provided to hold these arms with the roller normally out of engagement, but allowing it to pass into engagement at the proper time.

Whether the machine )rints its own letter head or not, it is desirable to print from a continuous roll of paper, thereby saving trimming and also doing away with the mechanism for feeding individual sheets, which frequently introduces an element of delay in the operation. In the form shown, the paper, indicated by 55, is mounted in a continuous roll 56 on a suitable core 57, havinggudgeons 58 resting in recesses in the frame members 16 and 17. From the roll, the paper passes across the platen 22, thence downwardly beneath the take-up roller 59, thence upward across the platen 21., thence outward between feed rollers (31 and (32 and finall between the two members and 66 of a (IllfQ adapted to sever the sheets. The take-up roller is adjustably mounted by having its shaft 67 pass through slots (38 in the frame members, nuts on shaft holding it in selected position. This is to give proper registration on the sec nd presentatiomof the :paper to the printing member, where there is such second presentation. This second presentation of the printed sheet normally occurs where there are two dissimilar ribbons on the drum. With a. single ribbonone platen or the other is normally idle. The detour of the paper, caused by the takeup roll, from the impression line of one platen to the impression line of the other. is substantially equal (in the embodiment shown) to half the periphery of the drum plus the distance on the periphery of the drum between the impression lines of thetwo platens.

The feed rollers 61 and 62 preferably consist of several sections on shafts 63 and 64.

These shafts are geared together and are connected by an idler 70 with the gear 69 on the drum, this latter gear also meshing with the two gears 71 and 72 on the two platens. The gear 61 also meshes with a gear 73 which carries a depression cam 74 giving for each rotation of the gear 73 one reciprocation to the lever-'75 which operates the knife 63. The gear 73 is of half the pitch diameter of the gear 69, wherefore it results that the knife 65 is operated once for each half rotation of the drum. The knife is so positioned with reference to the platens as to sever the sheet at the proper point. A suitable table 78 supports the paper between the feed rollersand the knife, and the guiding bowed cover 79 insures the sheet passing between the-knives, but allows it to buckle upwardly when its progress is stopped by the knives being in engagement.

In order to automatically print the signature in imitation of handwriting, I pro vide the following mechanism: On the shaft 64.- of the feed roller 62, and between the spool members constituting that roller, I mount loosely a sleeve 81, carrying on its surface a rubber arc-shaped form of the autograph signature which cooperates with a roller platen 82' on the shaft (33 between the rolls 61. The roller 81 is connected with one disk 84 of a clutch. Adjacent to this disk is another disk 85 and between them are rollers 86. These rollers occupy somewhat closely but freely openings in the disk 85 and occupy larger :ln'1-like openings in the disk 84. A coil spring 87 tends to torque these members so as to cause the rollers to grip the shaft 64. Such torque, however, is normally prevented by the nose 88 of a pivoted lever 89 which engages a shoulder on both disks. This leyer carries a roller 90 adjacent to the periphery of the printing drum near one end. To actuate the siguaturc roller at the proper time, I provide a suitable movable lug 92 which has an inner T head whereby it may he carried at any point on the drum. \Vhen this lug lllov s beneath the roller the nose 88 is withdrawn fr m the shoulder on the clutch menu hers. Thcreupon the spring 87 turns forward the clutch member 85 to shift the rollers into the gripping portions of the slots 80 and thus cause them to bind on the shaft (34; whereupon the signature roller revolves with the feed roller and the signature is printed, the ink for this purpose being supplied by a suitable felt roller 95, which is in position to engage the signature form. As the signature roller is completing its rotation the shoulder on the clutch disk 85 engaging the nose 88 releases the clutch and holds the roller in position.

I will now take up the description of the ribbon feed mechanism, which is arranged to automatically reverse itself when either ribbon spool becomes empty. This feeding mechanism is broadly covered in Patents #997,285, 997,286, 997,287 and 997,615, granted July 11, 1911 to H. C. Gammeter, but the mechanism for adapting such ribbon feed to the machine of the type herein shown is my invention.

The ribbon spools are removably held to suitable driving mechanism, which is best shown in Figs. 1 and 5. This driving mechanism acts on spools 31 and lhe driving mechanism, however, is provided at the spools with gears 101 which mesh with gears 102 connected with the spools 33 and 31, so that these latter spools are also rotated. Accordingly, the operation of the driving mechanism is the same whether a single ribbon is used, passing from spool 31 to spool 32 in the manner shown in Fig. 2, or whether two ribbons are used passing from spool 31 to spool 33 and from spool 32 to spool 34.

The ribbon feeding mechanism is pro vided with two pawls 10% and 124 which are adapted to operate ratchets 103 and 123 respectively, these ratchets being shown as connected with the spools 31 and 32 by suitable means which allow the removal of thespools. These pawls are pivoted at 105 and 125 to plates 106 and 126 respectively, which in turn are pivoted at 107 and 127 to a bar 108. This bar yokes around the boss 109 of the end member 23 of the dam ad lies adjacent to the face of the eccentric 111 stationarily carried by the end member 16. An eccentric strap 1'12 surrounds this eccentric and is connected by a pin 113 with the bar 108. This bar is guided by yoking around the boss 109 and also by the lug 114 on the bar sliding on a pin 115 and carried by the drum flange 28. A spring 130 connects the lower end of either of these pawls 104 and 121 with a suitable pin on the plate 106 or 126, so as to give the nose of the pawl an outward tendency toward the ratchet.

In accordance with the above, when the drum is rotated the bar 108 is reciprocated, and one of the pawls, 104, for example, en-

gages the corresponding ratchet to 'rotate it, the other pawl, as 121, clearing its ratchet. The pawls, in this case, are held in their respective active and idle positions by a detent roller 135 engaging a notch 136 in the end of the plate 106, this plate holdi ig the plate 126 by reason of the connecting yoke 128 pivoted to each of them, When, however, the spool from which the ribbon is fed, as for example the spool 32 in Fig. 4, becomes empty, the tautness of the ribbon causes a retardation of the ratchet 103, which causes the plate 106 to swing over to its other position where the detent roller 135 engages the notch 129. This movement, by reason of theyoke 128, shifts the plate 126 on its pivot so that the pawl 12% comes into the path of the ratchet 123. This shifting takes place before the pawl 101 releases the ratchet 103 and is allowed by reason of the give in the spring 132 connected with the arm 133 which has a lug 131 engaging the outer side of the pawl. As soon, however, as the pawl 104; releases its hold on the ratchet, this spring 132 draws the pawl intoidle position and thereafter only the pawl 124 operates a ratchet. Reference may be had to the Gammeter Patent #997,28Tyeferred to, for a fuller description of this shifting operation to reverse the ribbon. I

The above ribbon feed mechanism is the same whether one ribbon is employed, as

shown in Fig. 2, or whether there are two independent ribbons. In the latter case the gearing connecting the spoolscauses the rotation of one ratchet to rotate not only its spool but the adjacent spool.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination of a ribbon, and

means for printing through the ribbon from opposite sides on the same side of a. sheet of paper at one operation. a

2. The combination to a type carrying member, a ribbon, and means for causing the type carrying member to print through the ribbon from opposite sides on to paper moving in one path at one operation of said member.

3. The combination of a type carrying member, a ribbon, carried thereby, and means for printing through the ribbon-from opposite sides at one operation on to paper exterior of the ribbon.

-1-. The combination of a rotary printing member, a ribbon, and means for printing through the ribbon from opposite sides at one rotation of said member.

5. The combination, in a machine, of an inking ribbon, and means for printing with each face of the ribbon on a single thickness of paper against the same impression surface without removing the ribbon from the machine.

6. The combination with a printing couple,-of an inking ribbon, and means for printing with each face of the ribbon on a single thickness of paper Without removing the ribbon.

7. The combination couple, of an inking ribbon mounted on one member thereof, and means for printing with each face of the ribbon alternately without removing the ribbon from said member.

8. The couple comprising a' rotary type-carrying member and a platen printing by rolling contact. of an inking ribbon, and means for printing with eaclrface of the ribbon without removing the ribbon from the ma chine.

with a printing combination with a printing" 9. The combination of a member adapted to carry imliridual assembled type, and a ribbon extending across such type and arranged to be printed through both sides successively at one operation. r

H The combination of a type carrying member movable to print, and a ribbon arranged to have one face engage one part of the type and have the other face concurrently engage another part of the type.

ll. The combination of a member carrying two page forms of type, and a ribbon car ied thereby and adapted to have its opposite faces engage such two forms respectively.

12. The combination of a rotary type carrying member, and an inking ribbon carried thereby and arranged to have opposite faces concurrently presented to type on said member.

123. The combination of a typecarrying member having a plurality of separated printing surfaces, and an inking ribbon passing across each surface and through the space between the surfaces, one face of the ribbon being presented to one surface and the other face to another surface.

14. The combination of a type-carrying member having two separated printing surfaces, a cooperating platen, and an inking ribbon mounted on the typecarrying member and passing across such surfaces and through the space between the surfaces, one face of the ribbon being presented to one surface and the other face to the other surface.

15. The combination of a rotary typecarrying member having two separated printing surfaces, and an inking ribbon mounted on such member and passing across such surfaces and through the space be-.

tween the surfaces, one face "of the ribbon being presented to one surface and the other face to the other surface.

l6.-'lhe combination of a type-carrying member having a plurality of separated printing surfaces, a pair of ribbon spools carried by such member. and an inking ribbon having its ends mounted on such spools and\passing across such surfaces and througlf the space between the surfaces, one .ace of the ribbon being presented to one surface and the other face to another surface. g r

17. The combination of two printing surfaces. each composed of a page form of individual type, and an inking ribbon arranged to present one face to the paper at one printing surface and the other face to the paper at the other printing surface.

19. The combination of a rotary member having two printing surfaces, and an inking ribbon arranQcdtO present one face to one printing surface and the other face to the other printing surface.

19. The combination of a printing member having two printing surfaces, a platen coilperating with both surfaces, and an inking ribbon arranged to present one face of one printing surface and the other face to the other printing surface.

20. The'coinbination of two printing surfaces movable together, ribbon spools carried adjacent thereto, and an inking ribbon mounted-on said spools and arranged to present one face to one printing surface and the other face to the other printing surface.

21. The con'ibination of a printing member and an inking ribbon passing across two portions of the printing surface of the member and intermediately through the member and presenting opposite faces to said two portions.

22. The combination of a rotary printing drum and an inking ribbon having its ends carried by the drum and passing around two portions of the periphery of the drum and intermediately through the drum.

The combination of a rotary printing drum, a cooperating rotary impression platen, and an inking ribbon having its ends carried by the drum and passing round two portions of the periphery of the drum and intermediately through the drum approximately in a diametrical plane.

2%. The combination of a rotary printing drum, means on the surface thereof for carrying two separate page forms of individual assembled type, and an inking ribbon having its ends carried by the drum and passing around two protions of the periphery of the drum and intermediately through the drum between saidpage forms.

The combination of a printing member, an inking ribbon passing across two portions of the printing surface of the member and intermediately through themember and presenting opposite faces to said two portions, and spools carried by the member and adapted to carry the ends of the ribbon.

26. The combination of a rotary printing drum. an inking ribbon passing around a portion of the periphery of the drum and then through the drum and then around another portion of the periphery, and spools mounted within the drum and adapted to carry the ends of the ribbon.

27. The combination of a rotary printing drum having two opposite type-carrying surfaces, an inking ribbon passing across such surfaces and intermediately through the drum, and spools mounted within the drum between the surfaces and adapted to carry the. ends of the ribbon.

28. The combination of a rotary printing drum, means on opposite sides of the axis thereof for carrying two page forms of individual assembled type, a rotary platen adapted to coiiperate with the type on the drum, an inking ribbon passing across such two forms and intermediately through the drum, and spools mounted within thedrum and adapted to carry the ends of the ribbon.

29. The combination of a printing member having a plurality of separated printing surfaces each adapted to print a page, an inking ribbon extending across such plurality of surfaces, means for separating the paper a sheet to a page form whereby a plurality of sheets may be printed through the same ribbon, and means for printing a portion on one of said sheets inked inde pendently of the ribbon.

30. The combination of a printing member having a plurality of separated printing surfaces each adapted to print a page, and an inking ribbon extending across such plurality of surfaces and presenting opposite sides to such surfaces respectively.

31. The combination of a printing member having two separated printing surfaces each adapted to print a page, an inking ribbon extending across both such surfaces, means for feeding and separating paper a. sheet to a page form whereby a plurality of sheets may be printed through the same ribbon, a printing surface intermediate of the two mentioned adapted to print other matter on one of said sheets, and a platen cooperating With all of such surfaces.

32. The combination with means for supporting a roll of paper and cutting it into sheets, of a rotary printing member having a plurality of separated surfaces each adapt ed to carry apage form of individual assembled type, an inking ribbon extending across such plurality of page forms, means for printing a letter head independently of such ribbon, and aplaten cooperating with both of such page forms.

33. The combination of a printing mem ber adapted to carry two printing surfaces each formed of individual type, means for supplying ink through a fabric on each of said surfaces, an intermediate printing member, and means for directly inking such intermediate member.

34. The combination of a rotary printing member adapted to carry on its periphery two printing surfaces each of which consists of individual type assembled in page form, a third printing member intermediately located, means for holding inking fabrics over the two printing members first mentioned, and an inking roller for directly inking said intermediate surface.

The combination of a printing member having" two printing surfaces, two inking ribbons for said surfaces respectively, and two platens each adapted to cooperate with both of said surfaces.

36. The combination of a printing member having two printin -surfaces, means on the member for holding two inking ribbons for said surfaces respectively, and two platens each cooperating with both surfaces.

37. The combination of a printing member having two printing surfaces and spools thereon arranged to carry at will two independent ribbons or one continuous ribbon extending over both surfaces.

L8. The combination of a printing mem ber arranged to carry at will two independent ribbons or one continuous ribbon, two platens each adapted to cooperate with both ribbons on said member, and means for mov ing one of said platens to idle position.

39. The combination of a printing member having two printing surfaces, and means arranged to carry at will two independent ribbons extending across the two printing surfaces respectively, or one ribbon extending across both surfaces.

4.0. The combination of a printing member having two printing surfaces, and four spools carried by such member and arranged to carry at will two independent ribbons eX- tending across the two printing surfaces respectively, or one ribbon extending across both surfaces.

41. The combination of a type-carrying member adapted to carry individual type, a platen having rolling co-action there ith, a rotary signature roller, and means adjustably mounted on the type-carrying member for controlling the time of a'dtion of such signature roller in accordance with the matter on the member.

-12. Thecon'ibination of a printing drum, a coiiperating platen, a ribbon carried by the drum,; a signature printing device mounted off the drum, and mechanism controlling the action of the same according to the matter on the drum.

43. The combination of a rotary printing drum, a cooperating platen, a ribbon carried by the drum, a signature printing roller, and mechanism connecting the same with the drum, whereby it is moved by the rotation of the drum.

l t. The combination of a rotary printing drum adapted to carry individual type, a 1'0- tary signature printer, and means. for controlling the time of action of such printer In accordance with the matter on the drum.

L5. The combination of a rotary printing drum adapted to carry individual type, a

rotary signature printer, and means adjustably mounted on the drum for controlling the time of action of such printer in accord 'ance with the matter on the drum.

-6. The combination of a printing couple, a normally idle signature printing roller and a platen therefor, and means for causing the rotation of the signature printing roller at the proper point to print a signature on a sheet printed by said couple.

+17. The combination of a printing couple.

one member of which carries individual type, a ribbon through which such printing is accomplished, a normally idle signature printing roller and a platen therefor, and means for causing the rotation of the signature printing roller at the proper point to print a signature on a sheet printed through the ribbon.

48. T he con'ibination with a printing couple, one member of which is rotary and has two segmental printing surfaces, one adapted to carry a page form of individual type and the other adapted to represent a letter head, an inking fabric cooperating with the individual type form, means for directly inking the letter head form, means for carrying a roll of paper, means for feeding it between the parts of the couple, and means for automatically severing it into sheets with the letter head and body on the same sheet.

49. The combination of a rotary drum carrying two forms, an inking fabric extending cross one of such forms, means for directly inking the other form, a platen cooperating with both forms, means for carrying a roll of paper adapted to pass between the drum and platen, and means for severing it into sheets, each sheet having both forms printed on it.

50. The'combination of a printing member having two printing surfaces, two platens, each of which is adapted to cooperate with both of such surfaces, means for carrying either a single ribbon in engagement with both forms or two ribbons individually engaging the two forms, as desired, and means for moving either platen to either position and there hold ng it.

51. The combination of a rotary printing drum, a pair of rotary platens cooperating therewith, means for throwing one of the platens into idle position, and means on the drum for holding at will either a single ribbon extending across both printing surfaces or two independent ribbons.

The combination of a rotary printing drum, two forms of individual type mounted thereon, an intermediate form adapted to print a letter head, two inking ribbons mounted over the two individual type forms, respectively, two platens each adapted to cooperate with both of the individual type forms. means for holding a continuous roll of paper adapted to pass between the drum and the two platens successively, he mechanism being adapted to make a second impression by one form of individual type surmounting the impression made by the other form of individual type, and means 7 for severing the printed paper into sheets,

each sheet having a letter head made by one impression and a body made by two imp ressi ons.

53. The combination of a rotary printing the signature printer.

54. The combination of a rotary printingdrum adapted to carry individual type in two separated forms, ribbon spools carried within the drum between such, separated forms, a platen cooperating with the drum, and two forms mounted on the drum between the forms mentioned for printing independently of the ribbon.

The combination of a rotary printing drum adapted to carry individual type in a plurality of separated portions on the drum, ribbon spools carried within the drum between such separated portions, a platen cooperating with the drum, and means rig.- idly mounted on the drum between such separated portions for printing independently of the ribbon, an inking roller for inking said last mentioned means, and a cam for operating the inking roller.

56. The combination of a printing couple, a signature printer,.a clutch for controlling the operation thereof, and mechanism on onemember of the couple for controlling the time of operation of such clutch.

57. The combination of a printing drum, four ribbon spools mounted thereon in two pairs, gearing connecting the two spools of each pair, and a ribbon feeding mechanism adapted to drive one spool of each pair.

58. Thecombination of a printing memher, four ribbon spools mounted thereon in two pairs, gearing connecting the two spools of each pair. a ribbon feeding mechanism adapted to drive one spool of each pair, and means for automatically shifting said mechanism from one spool to the other wh n the corresponding spool becomes empty.

59. The combination of a rotary drum, a shaft on which, the same is mounted, ribbon spools located in pairs on opposite sides of said shaft, the spools of each pair being geared together, driving mechanism therefor, a stationary eccentric, and an eccentric strap connected with the driving mechanism.

60. The combination of a rotary print- .ing drum having a plurality of printing surfaces, each adapted to print a page, as many cotiperatmg platens as there are printing surfaces, means for independently inking the respective surfaces, means for deflecting the paper between the respective platens to cause proper registration on a carried by the drum in one of the type channels and operate said mechanism.

'62. The combination of a rotary channeled typeholding drum, a signature printer, a clutch for controlling the same, a lever for initiating the operation of said clutch, a roller on said lever, and a movable projection adapted to be carried by one of the channels of the drum and bear against said roller to operate said lever.

63. The combination with a support for a roll of paper and an inking ribbon, of a printing couple arranged to bring both faces of the ribbon into contact with the same side of the same strip of the paper at one operation of the couple.

64. The combination of an inking ribbon, an impression platen, a cooperating rotary drum, and means for mounting the ribbon on the drum so that one rotation. thereof brings both faces of the ribbon into contactwith the paper passing between the drum and platen.

65. The combinaion', with asupport for a roll of paper, of an inking ribbon, an impression platen, a cooperating rotary drum, means for mounting the ribbon on the drum so that one rotation thereof brings both faces of the ribbon into contact with the paper, and an automatically operating knife for severing the printed paper into sheets.

66. The combination of a rotary typecarrying drum and two cooperating impression platens arranged to give two imprints one surmounting the other at one rotation of the drum, and a letter head printer carried by the drum and adapted to give a. single imprint upon each rotation of the drum.

67. The combination of a rotary drum,

two type forms carried thereon, two ribbons for inking said forms, a letter head form on the drum, and means for inking the letter head form directly and independently of the ribbbns. -68. The combination of two "forms, two inkingg fabrics therefor, two platens each adapted to cotiperate with both forms whereby one impression may be surmounted on another at one operation of the machine, and an independently inked letter head form cooperating with both platens.

69. The combination of a rotary drum adapted to carry a type form, a cooperating platen, an, inking fabric adapted to lie between the two at the time of impression, a signature-printing roller, a platen and an inking device therefor, and means for controlling the time of operation of such signature-printing roller according to the matter on the printing drum.

70. The combination of a rotary printing drum, a cotiperating platen, a signatureprinting roller, a platen cooperating with it, a member geared with the drum, and a clutch between the said member and the signature-printing roller.

71. The combination of a rotary printing drum formed to carry individual type, a platen cooperating therewith, means for inking the type, an independently mounted signature printer, a member geared with the drum, and a clutch between such member and the signature printer.

The combination of a rotary printing drum, a rotary undei running roller platen. means for holding on the drum parallel rails adapted to confine between them grooved type, a fabric mounted on the drum and extending over such type. and a signature printing device mounted independently oi. the drum and timed for operation according to the matter on the drum.

73. The con'ibination of a rotary printing drum, a rotary under-running roller platen, means for holding on the drum parallel rails adapted to confine between them grooved type, a fabric u'iounted on the drum and extending over such type, a signatureprintinp; roller, mechanism for rotating the same, and a clutch included in said mechanism and serving to give the roller one rota tion..the clutch automatically withdrawing itself from action at the end of the rotation.

Tetflllhe combination of a rotary printing couple, of a signature-printing roller and a single-rotation clutch for controlling the roller and itself controlled by the printing couple.

75. The combination of a rotary printing couple, of a signature-printing roller, a clutch for controlling the same, and means continuously driven by the rotating couple and adapted to be held by the clutch in engagement with the roller.

76. The combination with a printing couple, of a rotary member driven thereby, a signatureprinting roller, a clutch adapted when released to bind said roller to the rotary member for one rotation of the roller. the clutch then automatically releasing engagement, and means for driving such rotary member.

77. The combination of a rotary typecarrying drum, a rotary cooperating platen, a sigiuituro-printing roller, :1 platen therefor, a rotary member geared between said member and the drum, a clutch between said member and the signature-printing roller, and mechanism for throwing said I clutch into action and releasing such action at the end of a complete rotation of the signature-printing roller.

78. The combination, with a printing couple, of a signature printing roller and cooperating platen mounted to receive be tween them the product printed by the couple, paper advancing rolls at the opposite ends of the signature printing roller and its platen respectively, means for rotating the advancing rolls, and means for moving the signature roller independently of the rotation of the advancing rolls.

T9. The combination, with a printing couple, of a continuously rotated shaft, a pair of paper advancing rolls thereon, a printing roller loosely surrounding the shaft between the advancing rolls, and mechanism for causing such printing roller to periodi ally impress the papers 80. The combination, with a printing couple, of a pair of shafts parallel there with and continuously rotated, paper advancing rolls on said shafts, a printing roller loosely surrounding one of such shafts h tween the rolls thereon, a cooperating roller. platen on the othershaft between its advancing rolls, and means for causing the printing roller and its platen to periodically coact.

81. The combination, with a printing couple, .of two pairs of coacting rolls, the individuals of each pair being spaced apart and such pairs of rolls being mounted to receive between them the product delivered by the printing couple, a printing roller mounted between one pair of said rolls, a platen roller therefor mounted between the other pair of said rolls, means for rotating said rolls, and means for changing the relation of the printing roller to the platen independently of the rotation of said rolls.

82. In a printing device, the combination of a printing roller, a platen, two pairs of paper advancing rolls, one pair at the opposite ends of the printing roller and the other at the opposite ends of the platen. means for continuously rotating the said rolls; and means active independently of the rotation of the advancing rolls for causing the printing roller and platen to periodically coact on paper advanced between them by the advancing rolls.

83. In a printing device, the combination of a printing roller, a cooperating platen roller two pairs of paper advancing rollers at the opposite ends of the printing roller and platen roller respectively, means for continuously rotating the paper advancing rolls, means for turnip" the printing roller, and means for controlling the time of nr pression independently of the advancing rolls.

84. In a printing device, the combination of a pair of parallel shafts, means for continuously rotating them, two pairs of paper advancing rolls spaced apart on said shafts respectively, a printing roller surrounding one shaft between its advancing rolls, a platen roller surrounding the other shaft between its advancing rolls, and means for controlling the presentation of the printing roller and platen roller.

, 85. In a printing device, the combination of a shaft, means for continuously rotating it, a pair of rolls thereon spaced apart, a printing roller loosely surrounding the shaft, means for driving said roller from the rotation of the shaft, counter pressure means to coact with such printing roller and with the paper advancing rolls, and means for maintaining the printing roller inactive to print While the advancing rollers on its shaft are active.

86. Thecombination, with a rotary printing drum and a rotary platen, of a pair of shafts geared therewith, two pairs of advancing rollers mounted on and rotated by said shafts and adapted to receive between them the product of the printing drum and platen, gearing between said shafts and the drum and platen, a roller platen on one of said shafts between the advancing rollers thereon, a signature printing roller on the other shaft between the advancing rollers on it, means for conveying movement from the shaft last mentioned to the signature printing roller, and means for holding said roller out of impressing action while allowing the advancing rollers to be in feeding action.

87. The combination of a rotary printing couple, two pairs of paper advancing rolls spaced apart, means for continuously rotating the couple and the advancing rolls at the same peripheral speed, a printing couple located between the respective pairs of ad vancing rolls, means for holding the last mentioned couple inactive for a plurality of rotations of the advancing rolls, and auto matic means for rendering the same periodically active to print.

88. The combination, with a printing couple, of a pair of delivery rolls adapted to act on the product printed yv the couple, means for continuously rotating said rolls, a printing roller inactive to print for a plurality of rotations of the delivery rolls, and automatic means for rendering the same periodically active to print.

89. The combination. with a rotary printing couple, of two pairs of continuously active paper-advancing rolls, a printing roller mounted between one pair of said rolls, a cooperating platen mounted between the other pair, and means acting periodically and less frequently than a rotation of the advancing rolls for causing the printing roller to be come active.

90. The combination, with a rotary printing drum and a rotary platen, of a gear on the drum, a pair of shafts parallel with the drum and platen,said shafts having meshing gears which are connected with the gear on the drum whereby said shafts arecontinuously rotated when the drum is rotated, delivery rolls on said shafts in position to receive between them the printed product of the drum and platen, a platen on one of said shafts between the delivery rolls thereon, a signature printing roller on the other shaft between the delivery rolls thereon, means for maintaining said signature roller out of coaction with its platen notwithstandin g "rotation of the delivery rolls, and means for periodically causing the signature roller and its platen to coact, the signature roller in such operation being driven by the shaft on which it is mounted.

91. The combination, with a rotary printing couple, of a fabric through which the printing is effective, a rotary printing couple adapted to print on the same sheet, an

inking roller for inking the last mentioned couple, and means for varying the action of such last mentioned couple according to the matter printed by the first mentioned couple.

92. The combination of a rotary printing drum, fabric adapted to carry ink for the imprint, a cooperating roller platen, a pr1nt ing roller and platen adapted to receive between them the printed product from the drum and platen mentioned, an inking roller acting on such printing roller to directly ink the seine, and means for rendering the printing roller periodically active notwithstanding continuous rotation of the printing drum.

93. The combination of a rotary printing pouple, a rotary printing device comprising a printing roller and platen adapted to act on the product of said printing couple, gearing between said printing couple and said printing device, and means for maintaining the printing roller out of coaction with its platen notwithstanding the rotation of'said couple and causing said roller to periodically coacttherewith.

9a. The combination of a rotary printing drum, a coiiperating rotary platen, delivery rolls of materially less diameter than the printing drum for advancing the printed product to the drum and platen, means for continuously rotating the drum, platen and delivery rolls-at the same peripheral speed, a printing roller and platen, and means for causing them to impress between them the paper advanced by the delivery rolls once only for each rotation of the printing drum.

95.v The combinatiomwith .a rotary printing couple, two pairs of continuously acting delivery rolls spaced apart and adapted to act on the product of the printing couple, a, printing roller and platen adapted to act on the productof the couple in the space he tween the lines of action. of the delivery rolls, and means for causing the printing roller and its platen -to periodically coact for a portion only of the rotation of the printing drum.

96. In a printing device, the combination of a printing roller, a platen, a continuously rotated shaft on which the printing roller is loosely mounted, feeding rollers rigid on said shaft, and means effective once during a plurality of rotationsvof the shaft for.

causing the printing roller and platen to coact.

97. The combination of a rotary printing couple, a shaft continuously rotated thereby and making a plurality of rotations for each impression, a printing roller on said shaft, a platen for said printing roller indepen-' dent of the couple mentioned, and means for causing the printing roller and platen to periodically coact once in a plurality of rotations of said shaft. I

98. The combination of a rotary printing couple, a rotary shaft geared therewith, a printing roller on said shaft, a platen therefor, means for causing the printing roller and platen to coact once for a plurality of rotations of the shaft, paper advancing rollers continuously rota-ted concurrently with the shaft, and means for periodically inking the printing roller.

99. The combination of a rotary printing.

drum, a cooperating platen, a printing roller, a platen therefor, said roller and platen being mounted to act on the product delivered by the printing drum and its platen, gearing between the drum and print-- ing roller enabling the roller to rotate more frequently than the drum, and means for causing the roller and its platen to coact once only foreach rotation of the drum.

100. They combination, with a printing couple, of a'printing member and cotiperating platen mounted to act on the same paper as the couple, paper advancing rolls at the opposite ends of said printing member and platen respectively, means for rotating th-r advancing rolls, and means for moving the rolls, one pair beyond the ends of the printing member and the'other pair beyondthe ends 'of the platen, means for continuously periodically rotating said rolls, and means acting independently of the rotation" of the rolls for causing the printing member and platen to coact,

105. The combination, with a printing couple, of two pairs of coacting rolls, the individuals of each pair being spaced apart and such pairs of rolls being mounted to act on the same sheet of paper which is being printed by the printing couple, a printing member acting between one pair of said rolls, a platen therefor acting between the other pair of said rolls, means for rotating said rolls, and means for changing the mutual relation of the printing member and platen independently of the rotation of said rolls.

10%. The combination, with a printing couple, of a pair of paper advancing rolls adapted. to act on the same sheet of paper as the printing couple, means gfor continuously rotating said rolls, a printing member inactive to print for a plurality of rotations of said rolls, and automatic means for rendering t in printing member periodically active to print, the action or inaction of said printing member being independent of said advancing rolls.

105. The combination of a rotary printing drum, a rotary signature roller of smaller radius than the drum, mechanism for giving the roller one rotation at the same peripheral speed as the drum during a portion of the rotation of the drum, and means for maintaining the signature roller inactive during the remainder of the rotation of the drum. 108. The combination of a printing drum, a grinting roller of smaller radius, means for rotating the drum, and means for rotatingthe roller at the same peripheral speed for such portion of a rotation of the drum as the radius of the roller bears to the radius of the drum, the roller being inactive during the ren'iainder of the rotation of the drunr MT. The combination, with a rotary printing drum and platen, of a printing roller of smaller radius than the drum, means for 1'0- tating the drum, mechanism including gearing, and a clutch for rotating the roller at the same peripheral speed as the drum for a portion of the rotation of the drum, the roller being idle for the rest of the rotation of the drum.

108. The combination of a rotary printing drum, a platen coacting therewith, a signature printing roller of smaller radius than the drum, a platen for the signature roller, means for rotating the drum, means for causing the signature roller to make one printing rotation in every rotation of the drum and for holding the roller inactive to print during the remaining portion of every rotation of the drum.

109. The combination of a rotary printing drum, a platen coacting therewith, a signature roller, a platen for it, means for rotating the drum continuously, and means for rotating the signature roller at the same peripheral speed as the drum in cooperation with the signature platen for such fraction of each rotation of the drum as the radius of the signature roller is a fraction of the radius of the drum, the signature roller being out of printing coaction during the remaining fraction of each rotation of the drum. I

110. The combination of a rotary printing drum, an impression platen therefor, a signature roller, an impression platen for it, the radius of the signature roller being a fraction of the radius of the drum, means for rotating the printing drum, gearing and a clutch connecting said means With the signature roller, with its platen during each rotation of the drum and is idle during the remainder of the drums rotation.

In tesQnony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

, HENRY o. osnonn. Witnesses J. B. HULL, ARTHUR J. HUDsON.

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